CMC Nurse Nominated for Excellence Awards

Heather Clement, RN and nurse manager of the Emergency Department at , was recently named one of the 2011 nominees for the sixth-annual Nursing Excellence Awards Banquet, sponsored annually by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Clement received special recognition for the nomination during a recent awards dinner celebrating National Nurses Week.

Each year, the AJC and ajcjobs host “Nursing Excellence Awards Banquet,” which recognizes nurses who go above and beyond the call of duty. The nurses are nominated by patients, families and/or co-workers. Nominees receive an official Nursing Excellence Certificate along with a pin to wear with honor, showing colleagues, patients, friends and family their dedication and commitment to the nursing profession.

“I’m so proud of Heather for being recognized for her dedication to our patients, staff and physicians in our Emergency Department," Chief Nursing Officer Miriam Eide said in a press release. "Heather has been an employee in our emergency department for the past 15 years, having started as a unit secretary and working her way up to being nurse manager. Now that’s dedication! She certainly has a heart for emergency nursing and CMC!” 

Clement has been a nurse for 14 years and has been employed by Cartersville Medical Center for 15 years. During her nursing career, she has also worked as a flight nurse.

Clement and her family live in Acworth.